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3 days ago · Japan - Feudalism, Shoguns, Samurai: The establishment of the bakufu by Minamoto Yoritomo at the end of the 12th century can be regarded as the beginning of a new era, one in which independent government by the warrior class successfully opposed the political authority of the civil aristocracy.
4 days ago · The samurai, with their iconic armor and unwavering code of honor, have left an indelible mark on Japanese culture that extends far beyond the feudal era. Even today, the influence of samurai traditions can be seen in various aspects of modern Japan, from martial arts to business practices.
2 days ago · Samurai training began at a young age and was a lifelong pursuit. Boys from samurai families started their martial arts training as early as age three, learning swordsmanship, archery, horsemanship, and military tactics. Samurai also studied literature, calligraphy, and other arts to cultivate their minds and refine their character.
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3 days ago · Japan - Shintoism, Buddhism, Samurai: It is not known when humans first settled on the Japanese archipelago. It was long believed that there was no Paleolithic occupation in Japan, but since World War II thousands of sites have been unearthed throughout the country, yielding a wide variety of Paleolithic tools.
2 days ago · Saizo is often called the strongest samurai of the Sengoku period, a time of near-constant civil war that ravaged Japan from the 15th to the early 17th century. He sure didn’t start out that way. The son of a single mother, Saizo was raised at Ganko-ji temple in Gifu. This birthplace supplied the young man, also known as Kani Otera, with a ...
2 days ago · Japan - Samurai, Farming, Villages: The Japanese feudal system began to take shape under the Kamakura bakufu, though it remained only inchoate during the Kamakura period.
6 days ago · 150 years ago, Kyoto was a major battleground for Japan's samurai. Michael Lambe visits the key sites associated with Kyoto samurai still visible today.
